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FRAGMENTS 
FROM   FRANCE 

(PARTS  V-VIII) 


BY 


CAPTAIN  BRUCE  BAIRNSFATHER 

AUTHOR   OF    "BULLETS   AND    BILLETS,"   "FROM    MUD 
TO    MUFTI,"    "FRAGMENTS   FROM    FRANCE,"  ETC. 


G.  P.  PUTNAM'S  SONS 
NEW  YORK  AND  LONDON 
tlbe    IknlcKerbocher    press 


INTRODUCTION 

AR  carries  with  it  an  over-measure  of  sadness  and  misery  of  all 
kinds.  It  is,  of  course,  not  only  the  men  on  the  fighting  line 
who  suffer  from  hardship  and  from  wounds  and  who  are  ready 
to  meet  the  final  sacrifice  of  life  itself,  but  the  circles  of  their  home  folks, 
the  mothers,  the  sisters,  the  wives,  the  loved  ones  who,  if  all  went  right, 
would  become  wives,  whose  anxieties  for  those  on  the  fighting  lines  be- 
come themselves  tragedies. 

Any  man  who,  without  sacrifice  of  truth  or  concealment  of  perils 
and  troubles  which  are  too  real  to  be  made  light  of,  can  do  something  to 
give  to  the  boys  at  the  front  and  to  the  home  folks  in  the  rear  some  di- 
version from  the  sadness  and  the  strain,  who  can  make  clear  that,  even  in 
the  midst  of  trouble  and  on  the  edge  of  tragedy,  man  is  in  his  nature 
capable  of  finding  in  his  surroundings  and  in  life  itself  the  sense  of  humour 
which  serves  to  lighten  the  cloud  or  sadness — such  a  man  is  a  benefactor 
in  the  largest  sense  of  the  term. 

Captain  Bairnsfather  has  had  long  practical  experience  in  the  fighting 
line.  He  has  been  in  the  service  from  the  beginning  of  the  War,  and  for 
a  large  part  of  that  time  has  been  actively  engaged  at  the  front.  The  early 
breaks  in  his  service  in  the  field  and  in  the  trenches  were  caused  by  the 
necessity  of  retiring  to  hospital  for  the  healing  of  honourable  wounds. 

Bairnsfather  is  evidently  a  man  of  such  elasticity  of  temperament  that 
no  amount  of  fatigue,  or  hardship,  or  peril,  or  pain  can  quench  the  ebullition 
of  his  spirit.  With  a  charming  vitality,  an  exhuberant  sense  of  humour,  he 
possesses,  fortunately  for  himself,  for  his  comrades  and  for  the  world,  the 


imagination  of  the  creative  artist.  He  is  gifted  also  with  a  dramatic  sense 
and  a  technical  skill  that  give  to  his  sketches  of  camp  life,  of  happenings 
in  the  trenches,  and  of  the  relations  of  the  men  with  one  another,  a  very 
real  vitality. 

Bairnsfather's  characters  live,  and  they  have  come  to  constitute  a  most 
valuable  addition  to  the  lives  of  the  artist's  comrades. 

The  young  Scotsman  began  his  drawings  merely  for  the  amusement 
of  his  comrades  in  the  shacks  or  in  the  trenches.  The  first  sketches  were 
made  on  the  rough  boards  of  a  more-or-less  ruined  hut,  or  on  the  rocks 
which  were  dislodged  in  the  digging  of  the  trenches.  These  sketches  were 
later  transcribed  for  the  amusement  of  the  home  folks  to  whom  the  artist 
was  writing,  and  were  passed  from  hand  to  hand  in  the  home  circles.  One 
of  his  pictures  Bairnsfather  sent  to  the  Editor  of  "The  Bystander, "  who 
realized  that  here  was  value  not  only  as  a  work  of  art,  but  as  a  means  of 
inspiration  for  loyal  service  and  for  the  cheerful  endurance  of  hardship. 
These  drawmgs  have  now  become  a  cheermg  mfluence  with  English-speaking 
people  throughout  the  world,  for  all  groups  of  the  English  race  now  have 
their  boys  and  their  hearts  engaged  in  this  great  struggle.  The  sketches 
have  also  been  reproduced  in  connection  with  French  text  and  with  Italian 
text.  Our  Allies  are  surely  entitled  to  secure  their  share  of  the  fun  and 
the  encouragement. 

I  doubt  whether  any  previous  war  has  produced  an  artist  whose  work 
possesses  precisely  the  Bairnsfather  quality.     The   artist   has  placed  the 
.  civilized  world  in  his  debt. 

In  the  days  of  the  first  Napoleon  the  great  caricaturist,  Gilray,  produced 
with  the  cordial  approval  of  his  fellow  countrymen  portraitures  of  "Boney" 
under  various  conditions  of  success  and  of  failure.  "Boney"  was,  between 
the  years   1 805  and  1 809,  the  "  Bogey,"  the  terror  not  only  of  British 


children,  but  of  the  grown  folks.  Gilray's  presentation  of  Napoleon  while 
characterized  by  humour,  was  fiercely  bitter,  and  the  general  effect  alternated 
between  apprehension  and  contempt.  Although  different  entirely  from  the 
work  of  Gilray,  the  cartoons  of  Bruce  Bairnsfather  have  been  by  eminent 
soldiers  and  critics  compared  with  those  of  the  great  caricaturist  of 
Napoleonic  times.  It  would  be  more  to  the  point  to  compare  Gilray  with 
Raemaekers. 

Bairnsfather  does  not  deny  the  brutality  of  the  German,  but  he  does 
not  concern  himself  with  it  to  any  great  extent.  His  task  is  mainly  to  show 
that  even  on  the  battle  line,  life  has  its  humour  and  trouble  has  its  offsets. 
He  is  doing  his  part  in  keeping  the  spirit  of  the  fighting  men  safe  and  in 
good  tone  for  their  task. 

The  original  series  of  Bairnsfather's  drawings,  together  with  the  later 
group  of  designs  which  will  bring  the  record  down  to  the  participation  of 
America  in  the  War,  are  now  made  available  for  American  readers.  The 
Bairnsfather  creations  must  find  their  way  to  our  boys  in  the  trenches,  and 
they  should  help  also  to  bring  cheer  to  the  home-circles  which  are  giving 
their  boys  to  the  Cause,  the  world's  fight  against  Barbarism. 

New  York,  April  2,  1918.  George  Haven  Putnam. 


Romance  will  return  if  we  wait  long  enough 


"All  shell-holes  are  the  same  to  me  when  I'm  with  you,  darling.' 


10 


NOEL  (and  they  DO  know  it) 


Their  Christmas  don't  seem  to  fall  on  the 
same  day  as  ours,  does  it  Bert  ?" 


11 


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12 


Second-Lieut.  Mabel  Smells  Powder 

(No  novelty) 


'There  you  are  Bert;  I  told  you  we'd  'ave  'em 
'ere  before  we'd  finished." 


Envy  at  the  Chateau 


13 


"Bit  of  all  right,  bein'  one  of  these  'ere  dukes,  Bert, 
and  'ave  a  bed  like  this  to  sleep  in." 


14 


"Duds 


>> 


"Quoth  the  Raven   .    .    . 


)> 


Fish  and  Chip 


15 


"Now  then,  you  two,  there's  nothing  more  till  4:30" 
(Old  Bill  is  not  going  to  the  Zoo  again). 


16 


The  Point  of  View 


"Well,  if  it  don't  get  merrier  than  this  by  Christmas 
it  won't  be  up  to  much." 


Down  at  the  Base  Gamp 


17 


"  'E  'as  to  pick  up  odd  bits  of  paper  and  match-ends  down  the  camp, 
sir;  but  'e  don't  seem  to  'ave  'is  'eart  in  'is  work,  sir!" 


18 


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A  Parcel  worth  holding  on  for 


19 


"If  you'll  just  'old  that  blinkin'  ladder  tight  a  bit  longer,  mate, 
I'll  'ave  the  big  'un  for  you!" 


20 


His  Masfts 


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What  an  'ell  of  a  mess  youVeinai 


!"'s  Voice 


21 


nade  of  the  name  of  William!" 


22 


Duty  Before  Pleasure 


'Well,  if  yer  thinks  yer  ought  to,  I'll  lend  yer 
this  bit  o'  mistletoe  o'  mine." 


The  Soothsayer  without  Honour 


23 


"Look  'ere  if  I  gets  blown  up  in  any  more  o'  yer  dreams, 
there's  going  to  be  trouble." 


24 


It's  the  Little  Things  that  matter 


"As  soon  as  that  fortified  incubator  on  the  left 
of  that  road  is  taken,  Lille  is  ours!" 


"Dry  Ginger"  in  the  Trenches 


25 


"Stow  that  blinkin'  row  can't  yer?   You'll  bring  on  an  offensive 

with  that  hiccupin'  o'  yours. 


26 


The  Price  of  a  Pint 


As  far  as  I  can  make  out  from  the  paper,  Bert,  breweries  seem 
to  'ave  been  'ard  'it  by  this  blinkin'  war!" 


A  Really  Welcome  Economy 


27 


'One  shell-less  day  a  week  wouldn't  be  a  bad  idea  would  it,  Bert?" 


28 


"Old  Bill"  at  Madame  Gheerio's 


"You  are  shortly  going  on  a  journey  across  a  field;  an  ugly  man  with 

a  square  head  will  cross  your  path;  you  then  hear  a  loud  noise,  after 

which  you  will  rise  very  high  in  your  profession." 

(Old  Bill,  incited  by  Bert  to  have  his  fortune  told  before  returning  to  the  front, 

didn't  like  the  sound  of  this  forecast  at  all.) 


Anglo-Saxon 


29 


"You're  comin'  along  with  me,  my  lad,  as  soon  as  this  is  over!" 
(Herman  feels  that  he  does  know  a  better  'ole.) 


30 


Something  on  Account 


**I  see  it's  security  for  the  Future  we  are  fightin' for,  Alf." 
"A  little  of  that  on  account,  wouldn't  be  a  bad  idea,  Bert" 


The  Potsdam  Piper 


31 


"What  the  Hindenburg  will  happen  when  I  have  to  stop?" 


32 


"Lead  Kindly  Light    .     .     ." 


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Verey  pistol  (that  his  aunt  sent  him)  will  lead  to  trouble." 


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This    enthralling  work    is   the   latest    production  of   Mr.   Ephraim 
repstein,  the  famous  sculptor.    You  will  be  glad  to  see  that  going  into 

the  Army  has  not  spoilt  his  touch. 


Bill,  the  Bad  Baron 


35 


It  was  unfortunate  that  Old  Bill  had  been  playing  the  Baron  in  "Puss 
in  Boots"  at  the  Armentieres  Panto,  as  he  hadn't  time  to  change  com- 
pletely before  that  attack  broke  out. 


a. 


After  the  Raid 


37 


Old  Bill:    "It's  our  officer.' 


38 


More  "Entanglements" 


Bathing  at  Gasse  les  Bains  is  going  to  be  rotten  again  this 


year. 


Through  Mud  to  Victory 


39 


Pte.  90045  Gerrard,  after  three  quarters  of  a  mile  of 
this,  sincerely  hopes  it  won't  be  a  dud. 


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FRAGMENTS 
FROM  FRANCE 

Part  FI 


CAPTAIN  BRUCE  BAIRNSFATHER 


FRAGMENTS 
FROM  FRANCE 

By 

CAPTAIN 

BRUCE 

BAIRNSFATHER 


Part  FI 


New  York:  G.  P.  PUTNAM'S  SONS 
London:  THE  BYSTANDER 

1918 


Copyright  1918  by 
The  Press  Publishing  Co. 

Copyright,  1918 
G.  P.  Putnam's  Sons 


INTRODUCTION 

HE  publication  of  the  dramatic  and  humorous  sketches  through 
which  Bairnsfather  presented  what  might  be  called  living  pictures 
of  the  experiences  of  the  Scotch  and  British  boys  at  the  front, 
brought  the  artist  very  promptly  into  relations  with  all  the  peoples  whose 
armies  were  fighting  in  Framce  to  save  Fraince  and  Europe,  and,  as  we  at 
last  understand,  to  save  America  also  from  the  domination  of  Prussianized 
Germany,  from  the  control  of  the  barbarous  Hun. 

The  first  four  numbers  of  Bairnsfather's  "Fragments  from  France" 
secured  for  the  artist  a  world-wide  reputation;  but  it  was  only  with  the 
publication  of  an  American  edition  of  the  fifth  part  of  the  series,  that  the 
clever  Scotchman  secured  a  formal  introduction  to  his  American  public. 

Since  the  issue  of  the  first  number  of  the  "Fragments  from  France", 
a  good  deal  of  water  has  flowed  under  the  bridges  and  the  blood  of  hundreds 
of  thousands  of  good  men  has  soaked  into  the  battlefield.  History  is  in  the 
making,  and  the  shaping  of  events  today  must  determine  the  control  of 
Europe  and  America  and  the  development  of  civilization  itself  for  genera- 
tions to  come. 

The  earlier  designs  of  the  Scotch  artist  were,  naturally  enough,  de- 
voted to  the  idiosyncrasies  of  his  fellow  Scotchmen  and  the  daily  happen- 
ings in  the  lines  of  the  British  armies. 

It  was  some  months  after  the  war  work  of  the  artist  had  begun  that 
England  and  France  had  the  satisfaction  of  receiving  Italy  as  an  ally.  It 
was  (sadly  enough  for  the  honour  and  the  good  sense  of  America)  more 
thcin  two  years  after  England  and  France  had  taken  up  the  work  of  de- 
fending Europe  and  civilization,  before  America  recognized  that  she  too 
had  a  duty  in  the  struggle,  a  duty  to  which  she  was  called  not  only  on  the 
grounds  of  her  obligations  as  a  member  of  the  family  of  nations,  but  for 


the  preservation  of  her  own  policies,  territory  jind  liberties.  It  was  the 
coining  of  America  into  the  war  and  the  coming  with  America  of  a  great 
number  of  the  smaller  states, — the  group  of  allies  now  comprising  in  all  no 
less  than  23  members, — that  emphasized  the  nature  of  the  issue  that  was 
being  fought  out.  On  the  one  hand,  we  have  the  Prussianized  Germany 
and  its  dependencies, — it  is  hardly  accurate  to  call  them  allies, — Austria, 
Turkey,  and  Bulgaria,  fighting  in  support  of  so-called  "divine  right",  fight- 
ing to  maintain  the  contention  of  the  Prussians  that  they  are  the  super- 
men selected  by  "divine  power"  to  dominate  Europe  and  the  world. 
Against  these  confederates,  we  have  the  twenty-three  allies,  led  by  mar- 
tyred Belgium,  devastated  France,  plucky,  persistent  and  dogged  England, 
fighting  not  only  to  maintain  their  own  independent  existence,  but  for  the 
liberties  of  the  smaller  states,  such  as  Belgium  and  Serbia.  The  Allies  are 
fighting  also  in  order  that  communities  so  placed  as  not  to  possess  an 
independent  nationality,  communities  like,  for  instance,  Armenia  and 
Albania,  may  secure  and  may  preserve  the  right  that  Americans  hold  to 
be  elementary,  the  right  to  life,  liberty  and  the  pursuit  of  happiness. 

America  has  at  last  thrown  her  lot  in  with  the  Allies  and  has  accepted 
the  leadership  of  France  and  England.  It  is  the  fortune  of  America  that 
her  armies  and  her  resources  are  to  prove  the  decisive  factor  in  the  war. 
The  world  will,  with  the  defeat  of  the  Central  Powers  and  the  success  of 
the  allied  cause,  owe  much  to  America,  and  the  brilliant  work  already 
done  on  the  battlefield  by  the  American  fighting  boys  entitles  them  to  be 
recorded  in  literature  and  in  art  for  the  inspiration  of  the  generations  to 
come,  generations  to  which  they  have  rendered  service. 

Baimsfather  has  taken  the  opportunity  in  this  sixth  part  of  his  "Frag- 
ments from  France"  to  commemorate  the  work  done  by  the  Italian  and 
the  American  allies  of  Britain.  He  has  brought  into  relations  with  his 
own  "Old  Bill,"  the  Italian  and  American  equivalents  of  Bill,  and  he  has 
shown  himself  able  to  understand  and  to  present  the  humour  that  is  pe- 
culiar to  national  groups.  His  sketches  of  the  feats  on  the  Italian  moun- 
tains are  wonderfully  impressive  and  have  a  character  that  reminds  one  of 


Munchausen.  The  deeds  of  the  Bersagliere  in  its  Alpine  fighting  are  so 
brilliant  that  it  is  difficult  to  exaggerate  them.  "  Old  Bill,"  giving  to  his 
juniors  the  important  reminiscences  of  Italian  history,  such  as  the  "bringing 
up  of  Romeo  and  Juliet  by  a  she  wolf,"  shows  how  the  study  of  history 
under  the  intense  atmosphere  of  the  trenches  can  be  made  both  fascinating 
and  informing. 

The  placing  of  "Old  Bill"  and  the  typical  Yankee  in  the  same  'ole  is, 
of  course,  typical  of  the  new  relationship  and  the  new  comradeship. 

Baimsfather  has  touched  upon  difficulties  of  some  of  the  greener 
Yankee  boys  who,  in  the  absorbing  fight  for  democracy,  have  occasionally 
forgotten  to  salute  their  officers. 

Britons,  Frenchmen,  Italians,  Americans,  are  now  all  united  in  com- 
radeship and  in  their  devotion  to  the  great  cause.  It  is  the  coming  in  of 
America,  with  practically  all  the  states  of  the  world  whose  territory  is 
not  actually  under  the  guns  of  Germany,  which  has  made  evident  the 
indignation  of  civilized  peoples  with  the  aims  of  Germany  and  with  the 
methods  under  which  Germany  is  conducting  war. 

The  war  is  to  be  brought  to  such  a  thorough  conclusion  that  no  future 
similar  wars  will  be  possible.  The  civilized  states,  which  means  all  the 
states  outside  of  Germany  and  Germany's  allies,  are  united  in  the  one 
purpose  and  in  this  month  of  September,  1918,  we  may  feel  assured  that 
this  purpose  is  to  be  accomplished. 

George  Haven  Putnam. 
New  York,  September,  1918. 


Napoleon  said: 

"  Every  soldier  carries  a  Field 
Marshal's  baton  in  his  knapsack." 
(He  also  carries  a  few  other  things.) 


lis  Ne  Passeront  Pas 


•Old  soldiers  never  say  die.  they'll  simply  block  the  way. 


10 


"I  wonder  what  they'll  do  with  Old  Bill  when  the  war's  over,  Bert?" 
"I   dunno,   'ave   'im  filled  with  concrete  and   sunk   somewhere,   I 
expect." 


The  Recruiting  Problem  Solved 


11 


"It  strikes  me,  Bert,  that  if  they  combed  this  mud  out  they  might  get 

a  few  more  men." 


13 


Old  Bill  has  managed  to  snatch  a  few  minutes  at  Casse-les-Bains 
after  all. 

"Ere!  you!    Alles  vous  ong!    The   blinkin'  sea's   quite  rough 
enough  without  you  muckin'  it  about." 


14 


"The'  Chauffeur  says  a  car  fell  over  here  last  week."    "Oh*' 


On  the  Way  Up 


15 


'Unless  you  like  riding  don*t  go  to  see  the  Alpini— the 
mule's  ears  tickle  so!" 


16 


Circumstances  Alter  Cases 


If,  in  an    outburst' of  (jarTiutic  vi^ur,  .you  rosc,ancl     [)lu^^e<i  This 

man,  in  ^ur  favoufiti  resr^uraiit,  >'ou.  ujoultl   undoubtedjy   ^t 
the  roilitaj^  vepx  cross. 


Dut  if  on  tlic  ottier  hanci,>'ou  cKancedi  a|x)n1tie  same    ^TOiutfT 

irf  no-mans-  land  ,and^^a  find  him  a  bit  slow  wilR  his"KameT^;q 

^, >ou  can    do  u>har  .^a  LiKe,  wifH  a 


»7^u  ^  ,, 

reasonable    diancc  of  ^ettin^  the 
MitltaT;^   Cross 


iiMtiftftlliimiriT 


The  value  of  locality  in  warfare 


17 


^i^>.u«^W»*AS^itti:r^ 


Temptation 


18 


One  of  those  Balkan  Muddles 


His  father  was  a  Czech,  but  his  mother  was  a  Serb.  He  used  to  live  in 
Bohemia  but  his  sympathies  are  all  Italian.  Fought  for  the  Austrians 
in  Gahcia  owing  to  his  love  of  Groats  and  Magyars.  Suspected  of  being 
a  Slovac  or  a  Ruthenian,  he  was  sent  to  the  Italian  front,  where  he 
slipped  on  a  banana  skin  in  Goritzia  and  was  captured. 


20 


Perils  of  War  aj 


Old  Bill  wishes  now  that  he  had  never  gone 


d  of  Popularity 


21 


ne 


iito  that  Cafe  on  the  Boulevard  des  Italiennes 


22 


19..? 


iT  vetf^J     K  V  '''"'^  *'™^  ^^^'  ^"t  this  man  hasn't  heard  about 

It  yet,  and  nobody  can  get  up  to  tell  him.    His  sniping  is  therefore 

very  annoymg  to  that  Austrian  village  in  the  valley 


A  Visit  to  the  Alpini 


23 


•There  are  the  Austrians ! "    "  I  see." 


24 


A  Visit  to  the  Alpini 


Of  course,  when  one  has  got  a  howitzer  up  into  a  position  like  this, 
there  is  not  much  chance  of  the  enemy  staying  in  the  trench 

marked  X— X. 


No  Camouflage  against  Nightmare 


25 


Herr  Pickelhauber  (Professor  of  frightfulness  at  Prague)  now  on  the 
ItaUan  front,  is  greatly  bothered  by  the  constant  recurrence 

of  this  dream. 


26 


"Don't  you  get  pullin'  yer  cigarette  card  stuff  on  me     What  the  'ell 

do  you  know  about 'istory?    Fr  instance,  I  bet  yo7don^  klw^^^^^^ 

Komeo  and  Juhet  was  brought  up  by  a  she  wolf." 


27 


Both  in  the  Same  'ole  Now 


28 


'I  know  we're  fighting  for  democracy,  but  next  time  the  Colonel 
comes  round  salute,  you son  of  a !" 


29 


William  K.  Flicker  (the  ex-movie  producer,  after  surveymg  the 

surrounding  civilization  in  silent  indignation):  "Guess 

they  ought  to  send  this  outfit  on  tour  when 

they've  finished  here ! " 


30 


A  Small  Potato 


!*.?^t?^',*  that  hat  doin'  floatin'  round  there,  sergeant?' 
I  think  that  s  Private  Murphy  suttin'  down,  sir." 


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31 


The  New  Tenants  are  not  Pleased  nor  is  the  Real  Landlord 


32 


He  Soon  Found  It 


"Don't  know  the  way?    Wal,  keep  right  on  up  this  track  tiU  you 

come  to  a  war.    Then  fight!" 


German  Papers,  Please  Copy 


33 


He  has  left  a  good  business  in  Boston,  he  has  conie  3,000  miles,  and- 

he  has  had  six  months  of  this ! 


34 


The  Raiders 


"Say,  can't  you  get  a  canvas  cover  for  that  iold 
tooth  of  yours?" 


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"Gome  on,  here's  a  carriage!' 


38 


A  Ticklerish  Question 


•Tunny  'ow  we  don't  seem  to  get  no  more  plum  and  appl 
They  re  usm'  it  for  munitions  I  expect." 


e  these  days." 


The  Monks  of  Grand  Mariner  are  sworn  to  perpetual  silence,  so 

when  their  boiled  cod  was  accelerated  by  a  5.9  the  other 

day,  they  had  a  very  trying  five  minutes. 


One  of  those  days  when  you  wonder  what's  going 

in  Boston,  Mass. 


on 


''THE    "BTSTANDERS" 

FRAGMENTS 
FROM  FRANCE 

CAPTAIN 

'BRUCE 

'BAn(NSFA  THER 


Vol.  VII 


PUBLISHED    Br 
"THE     BYSTANDER" 
TALLIS    HOUSE,  WHITEFRIARS.  E.G.  4, 
190.    STRAND,     LONDON,    W.C.  2. 


I'he    Bystander's  "  Fragments    from    France 


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Foreword 


/*  \'D  still  they  come  ! 
_/~~\_  In  the  mind's  eye  one  can  see  many  an  admirer  of  The  Fragments, 
as  he  picks  up  and  glances  for  the  first  time  at  this  book,  saying  to 
himself,  "Well,  well  !  !  Number  Seven,  is  it  ?  And  how  in  the  world  is  it 
done  ?  "  .  How,  indeed  !  But  that  it  is  done,  and  as  brilliantly  as  ever,  the 
following  pages  prove.  "  How,"  is  Captain  Bairnsfather's  affair.  If  he 
knows,  it  is  his  secret.  But  it  is  very  doubtful  if  he  does.  Genius  seldom 
explains  itself  to  its  happy  possessor.  It  is  an  entity,  as  your  philosopher- 
man  would  call  it.     It  exists.     And  that's  all  there  is  to  it. 

As  General  Sir  Ian  Hamilton  said  at  the  Queen's  Hall  a  month  or  so 
ago,  when  introducing  Captain  Bairnsfather  as  a  lecturer,  "  The  creator  of 
Old  Bill  has  rendered  great  service  to  his  country,  both  as  a  soldier  and  as 
one  who  has  done  much  to  lighten  the  darkest  hour."  Bairnsfather  did  that, 
but  he  has  kept  on  doing  it.  And  he  is  doing  it  still.  All  through  1915, 
'16,  '17,  '18,  and  now  in  1919,  he  has  done  it,  and  though  the  clouds  of  war 
have  lifted,  we  still  need  his  cheery  optimism.  But  it  is  a  wonderful  record, 
and  one  which  was  none  better  appreciated  than  by  the  late  Sir  Mark  Sykes, 
who  wrote  to  Captain  Bairnsfather,  in  the  trying  days  of  1916,  "  You  are  a 
real  factor  in  the  situation." 

Number  Seven  is  a  record  of  a  period  in  the  history  of  the  Great  War 
not  yet  accurately  definable.  It  is  a  link  between  those  glorious  achievements 
on  the  Western  Front  that  culminated  at  5  a.m.  on  November  11,  1918,  and 
the  events  which  so  swiftly  followed  that  historic  date.  It  marks  the 
interregnum  between  the  reigns  of  War  and  Peace — War  has  abdicated — 
with  the  Kaiser,  but  Peace  has  yet  to  undergo  her  Coronation  Ceremony. 

And  so  in  this  book  Old  Bill  and  Alf  and  Bert  are  still  fighting  and  enduring 
and  jesting  in  the  midst  of  it  all  as  those  dear  fellows  ever  did,  right  up  to 
the  end,  until—"  'Ullo  !  "  says  Bill,  and  finds  himself  seated  on  the  Kaiser's 
throne  amid  the  wreckage  of  that  wretched  Monarch's  Court.  Towards  the 
end  of  the  volume  1919  has  come  and  the  three  heroes  begin  to  get  themselves 
a  trifle  demobilised.  Perhaps,  later  on,  we  may  have  the  full  story  of  their 
"demobbing."  I  shouldn't  be  surprised.  As  I  overheard  a  man  say  in  the  Tube 
the  other  day,  "  Wonderful  feller,  that  chap  Bairnsfather !  "  A.  B.  H. 


'The   Bystinder's  "   Fragments   from   France 


No   ^' Light"   Call 

**  Bert,  'ere's  the   man  about  the  gas ' 


'  The    Bystander's  "    Fragments    from    France 


' 


The   viLia«re   V^as   notu   been    reLieved    by    a    heaven 
dnected     x^CTman    \^ash  - —   and    all  *is   3'oy 


Sad  but  True 

"  G'est  la  Guerre" 


'  The    Bystander's  "    Fragments    from    France 


Yet  Another  'Ole 

Now  then,  Bert;  none  o'  yer  Lady  Godiva  squintin'  through  the  key-'ole' 


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An  In-fringe-ment 

Look  'ere,  Bert,  if  you  wants  to  remain  in  this  'ere  trench  be'ave  yerself" 


'  The    Bystander's  "   Fragments   from   France 


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Some  Snag 

Of  course,  this  is  where  your  machine-gun   sticks 


'The   Bystander's"   Fragments   from   France 


The  Dough-Boy  in    Danger 

Say,  you'd  better  beat  it  back  here;  you're  standing  too  close  to  the  war!" 


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'The    Bystander's"    Fragments   from   France 


Moments   that    Make  You  Wonder 
Whether  the  Colonel  Likes  You 

"You  know  that  clump  of  trees,  over  there,  where  so 

many  of  our  men  have  been  sniped  from  lately?"  "  Yes, 

sir  I  "     "Well,  I  want  you  to  go  out  to-night  and  see 

if  they  have  got  a  machine  gun  there" 


The  Long  and  the  Short  of  It 

Introductory  remark  to  new  arrival  after  ten  minutes' 

offensive  scrutiny:   "There  must  be  an  'ell  of  a  view 

from  the  top  of  that  'ead  of  yours" 


Safety  First ! 

When  crossing   No-Man's   Land   always  face  the  approaching   traffic.      Follow  the  dotted  line 


'The    Bystander's"  Fragments  from  France 


«3 


No  Joke! 

The  Censor  has  been  most  kind  to  me  throughout  the  war.    I  have  made  the  above  draw- 
ing  simply  out  of  gratitude.    I  have  also  omitted  the  joke,  thus  ensurmg  complete  approval 


14 


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"  Protection   on   the   March " 

Old    Bill    had   thought   of  a  splendid  idea  for  the  next  advance,  and,  frankly,  was 
rather  hurt  when  a  Staff  Officer  condemned  it 


'  The    Bystander's  "    Fragments    from    France 


»5 


Sure   Thing 


'There's  another  two  million  men   just   arrived   from   the  base,  sir" 
'Well,  give   them   tea.  sergeant" 


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"  The   Bystander's  "   Fragments   from    Franee 


"  A   Sentimental  Journey  " 


I  love  motoring,  but  when  Silas  K.  Huckleberry  (the  accredited  war  correspondent  of  the  El  Paso  Pursuil)  takes 

me  out  after  a  "  sob  stuff"  story,  I  simply  hate  it 


Who'd    Have  Thought   It? 

Struth,   Bert  I  Good  job  we  saw  that  notice  I " 


"The    Bystander's"    Fragments  from    France 


•7 


What's  Bred  in  the  Bone  Comes  Out  in  the  Bomb 

General   Sir   Francis    Drake    (a    lineal    descendant   of  the    great  Francis)  insists  on  finishing  his  game  of  "  bowl 
bomb"    whilst   news  is    brought    of  an   impending   attack 


The  Optimist 


"  Yer  know  Bill,  with  a  floor  and  a  roof,  a  winder  and  a  door  or  two,  you    could   make   quite  a  nice  little 

'ome  out  of  this  place  "  (No  answer) 


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Nil  Admirari 

"  Now,  then,  never  mind  about  those  demi-mondaines  ;  look  straight  to  your  front!" 


30 


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G'est  la  Guerre 

There  were  times  when  I  wished  Prussian  Militarism  hadn't  forced  me  to  visit  America 


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VISITORS    MAY 
PfiVE   AWDPTIP. 

T><E  MUD 

BUT  AT  THEIR 

OWN    RISK 

1* 


The   Wisdom  of   Bill 

"Stick  yer  'at  pin  into  Douglas,  Maggie.     I've  known  them  things  go  off  before  now  '. " 


Old    Bill   as  the   Bairns'   Father 

Old  Bill's  leave  {when  he  gets  it !)  develops  into  a  sort  of  Baby  Week  nowadays,  since  Maggie  has  let  home  to 

join  the  W.A.A.C.'s 


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En   Route  to   a   Far,  Far   Better  'Ole 

"  'Struth  ! " 


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'  The    Bystander's  "    Fragments   from    France 


"'UUo!" 

\_November  ii,  igiS'\ 


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And   No  Indemnities? 


FRAGMENTS 

AWAY      FROM 

FRANCE 


By 

CAPTAIN 

'BRUCE 

BAIRNSFATHER 


Vol.  VIII 


PUBLISHED     Bl' 

"THE    BYSTANDER" 

TALLIS     HOUSE,     VVHITEFRIARS,     E.G.  4 

190,     STRAND,     LONDON,     W.C.   2 


•  The  Bystander's  "  Fragments  away  from  France 


99  » 


The  Spirit  of  "Fragments       <f^     ^     ^ 


^m  '!^i'>^ 


I 


Captain  Bairnsfather's  Visitation 
on   Christmas   Eve 


«'  The  Byjtander'i  "  Fragment*  away  from  France 


OLD  BILL 


Throuc^h  the   acjels 


In  the  Stone  Age 


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"  The  Bystander's  "  Fragments  av.-ay  from  Franco 


The  Evolution  of  Old  Bill 


HIS  LIFE  THROUGH 


THE   AGES 


BY   PROF.   ELLOVA   DODGE,    S.O.S. 


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[To  the  Editor  of  The  Bystander] 
Dear  Sir — 

FEEMNG    that    the    subject    will  interest   you, 
I  herewith  enclose  the  res\ilts  of  the  expensive 
and  exhaustive  inquirv-  into  that  all-important 
question,  "  The  Evolution  of  Old  Bill." 

As  you  are  aware,  for  some  time  past  Professor 
EUova  Dodge.  S.O.S.,  has,with 
the  aid  of  a  large  Govern-  . 
ment  grant,  untiring  zeal, 
and  unbridled  latk  d'hote, 
been  engaged  in  collecting  as 
much  information  as  possible 
on  the  problem  of  the  previous 
incarnations  of  Old  Bill.  His 
efforts  and  those  of  his  colla- 
borators have  been  cro\\ned 
with  success,  and  herewith,  for 
the  first  time  in  history,  the 
entire  record  of  the  evolution 
of  Private  \\'illiara  Busby 
through  the  ages  is  placed 
before  us.  Much,  of  course,  is 
still  obscure,  but  I  atn  fortunate 
in  being  able  to  supply  j'ou  with 
a  series  of  pictures  which  I 
trust  will  indicate  the  rise  of 
the  House  of  Busby  from  the 
dawn  of  history  to  the 
present  time.  For  the  rest 
of    the    arduous    but    highly  " 

successful    search    it    will    be 
best  to  reproduce  the  Professor's  own  words. 

HiSTORICUSS. 

|THE     EVOLUTION    OF 
OLD    BILL 

I  WAS,  indeed,  fortunate 
in  my  discovery  of 
the  monolithic  stone 
colossus  shown  on  the 
cover  of  this  paper.  There 
is  nothing  to  prove  con- 
clusively that  this  is  really 
an  early  incarnation  of 
Old  Bill,  except  that  the 
face,  though  chipped,  has 
a  certain  amount  of 
moustache  atui  indigna- 
tion about  it,  and  that 
on  the  plinth  of  the  seat 
are  carved  the  words 
'  Busbes      the      Second,* 

*  Kuthes  11.  was  the  liaiMiroilier 
of  Poicplial  IV.,  ol  the  S7ih  I.ybiaii 
Uynany,  P.C.  3450  (;err.-lr<l. 


BUSBES  IL 

I 

UNAVOIDABLE  CAP    HEKB 

^1 


I 

Rdbert  ile  Buiby 

{Executed  1485  for  saying  "  Blintin' 
before  the  battle  of  BobWOKTH) 

I 

ANOTliKR  CAP 

I 

Timothy  Busby 

(Executed  1606  for  sending  a 
warning  wire  to  Guy  Fawkesi 


LOSO  CAP  HEBE 


John  Busby 

I 


1 
PRIVATE  WILLIAM  BUSBV 

Born  1872.     Still  goint  ilrone) 


Mighty  in  Battle,  beloved  of  the  twin  gods  Plumme 
and  Apell.'     (It  rhymes,  you  notice.) 

-K-         *     ' 
"  -i-^OLLOWiNG  my  bewildering  discovery  at  Bere-in- 
Jp  Botel,  I  and  my  colleagues  determined  to  devote 
ourselves  entirely  to  tracing  Old  Bill  through  anti- 
quity.   The  later  records,  i.e.,  from  the  time  of  the 
Roman  Emperor  Billius  Busbarius  up  to  the  present 
period,  fell  comparatively  easily 
into  our  hands.  We  determined 
unanimously  to  probe  about  in 
early  mythology  and  Neolithip 
folk-lore,  and  I  can  safely  say 
that  after  extensive  and  painful 
researches    our    labours    have 
been  rewarded. 

"As  to  the  name  Busby,there 
can  be  little  doubt  that  it  is 
derived  from  the  Assyrian 
word  '  Buz  '  and  the  Chaldean 
'  Bee,'  meaning  obviously  to 
'  buzz  like  a  bee,'  or,  in  other 
words,  to  '  grumble.' 

"  Now  we  come  to  the  name 
William,  which  is  slightly  more 
difficult.      The    great   seal    of 
Sennacherib,    when    compared 
with  the  Rosetta  stone,  clearly 
indicates  that  the  name  '  Wil- 
liam '  is  a  corrupt  form  of  the 
Saxon  '  WUl-e-ura,'  or,  to  be 
more  explicit,  of  the  Byzantine 
expression       '  Will  -  he  -  hum,' 
which  you  will  readily  see,  substantiates  my  theory 
as  to  the  derivation  of  the  name  Busby.     We  thus 
arrive  at  '  Will  he  hum  or  buzz  like  a  bee  ?  '     This 
through  countless  ages  has 
developed    into    '  Will  he- 
carry  corrugated  iron,  or 
curse    like    hell?'     A 
problem    which     only     a 
company    sergeant  -  major 
can  solve. 

iTH  this  analysis, 
the  accompanying 
genealogical  table,  and  the 
following  scarce  old  prints, 
I  leave  you  to  trace  for 
yourselves  through  the 
ages  the  evolution  of  Old 
Bill,  the  Grand  Old  Man 
of  the  trenches. 

"  Yours  truly, 

"  Ellova  Dodge,  S.O.S." 


SHEM-EL'NESSIM 
Ouecn  of  Adipoftia 


A   VAST   ANU 

MVSTERIOfS  nAH 


Emma  Bull 


'W. 


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THE    El'OLUnOX    OF    OLD    BILL    {continued) 


A  Stone  Colossus 

Which   was    recently    discovered    at   Bere  -  in  -  Botel 

(Northern  Libya),  is  believed  by  some  to  be  the  earliest 

available  record  of  Old  Bill. 


Post-Prandial  Augustan 

Little  is  known  about  the  Emperor  Billius  Busbarius, 
except  that  he  was  addicted  to  music  and  charmed 
his  subjects  on  the  lyre. 


At  the  Siege  of  Acre 

Sir  William  de  Busby,  known  by  his  friends  as  William 
■■  Lion  de  la  Mer  "  did  as  much  as  anyone  during  the 
Crusades  to  bring  the  advantages  of  Christianity  home 
to  the  Turks.  In  fact,  they  quite  lost  their  heads 
about  it. 


Bill  and  Bruce  before  Bannockburn 

It  is  now  almost  conclusively  proved  that  the 
persevering  spider  which  encouraged  King  Robert 
Bruce  was  really  a  property  one,  lowered  in  a 
friendly  spirit  by  William  MacBusby  who  had  bought 
it  in  his  last  English  raid  in  the  Strand, 


"  The  Byjtander's  "  Fragments  away  from  Fiance 


THE   EVOLUTION   Of   OLD    BILL    [conthiued] 


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THE   EVOLUTION   OF   OLD    BILL    [continued) 


An   Elizabethan   Episode 


It  is  still  not  quite  clear  whether  it  was  Sir  Walter  Raleigh  or  one  Sir  William  Busby  who  laid  his  cloak  in  the  mud 
before  Queen  Elizabeth.    The  words  "Ye  blinkynge  mudde,"  which  appear  on  the  back  of  this  old  print,  make  one 

lean  towards  the  latter 


The  Two  Bills 

The  above  is  the  only  authentic  portrait  of  the  Bard 
of  Avon  holding  converse  with  his  next-door  neighbour, 
Master  William  Busby.  He  is  obviously  reading  him 
that  sonnet     "  There  was  a  young  lady  of  Stratford." 


Old  Bill  at  Boscobel 

"  This  King  will  be  the  death  of  Me  1  "     (The  above 

woodcut  supports  the  theory  that  it  was  one  Busby 

and  not  Penderetl  who  did  assist  Charles  II  to  hide 

in  an  oak.) 


"  The  i»^-4ander's  "  Fragments  away  from  France 

THE    Fl'OI.rrJOX    OF    OLD    BILL    [continued] 


I 


Old   Bill  on  the   "  Bellerophon " 

"Cheer  up,  old  cock.     Mark   my   words,  a  time  will  come  when  we   shall  wish  we'd 

'ad  that BIucher,'ere  instead  of  you  ! "     (The  above  prophetic  remark  was  made  to 

the  great  Napoleon  by  a  common  sailor,  one  Bill  Busby,  A.B,     The  Busby  family  have 
a  button  off  Napoleon's  great-coat  as  a  proof  of  this) 


»  The  BytUnder'i  "  Fragmenti  •w«y 


'V'V^* 


"  The  By.      Jer'i  "  FrtgmenU  twijr  from  Frtnce 
Ml 


and  ftV  nothme; 


Those  Medals 

Sad,  but  true,  and  apparently  unavoidable 


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,  y 


A   Fe> 


Going!    Going!    Go- 


A  hitherto  unpublished  "Fragment"  drawn  in  New  York  on  the  eve  of  the  Armistice 


The  Wrong  'Un  of  Amerongen 

The  Face  at  the  Window  :     "  'Ere  you,  yer  wanted 
and  wanted  d quick." 


Straight  from  the  Wood 

Quite  a  number  of  people   are  once  more  beginning 
to  remember  something  about  a  Kaiser  and  a  trial. 


1  The  t^'sUnder's  "  Fragments  away  from  France 


13 


aisensms 


The   Best   Noose  of  the   War 

If  only    ....    but  I  suppose  \Cs  impossible 


Someday,  Somewhere,  Somehow 

"The  Big  Four  may  be  too  blinkin'  small  to  'ang  ye,  but  my  pals  won't  be" 


M 


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Thif  min  U  ixplilnlnj  lo  •  f.w  ilmpU  word,  ihil  lb«  Jow  S'«»« 


And  n.mrillv.  .nyon,  with  h.ir  .n  .y.  e.n  .»  '''''"""*;;;''("'"" 

Hvcr  b«  rtprtMOted  •(  ihe  .itrcmr  Sn.rncnt  l.ofi  of  .ny  Keich.tn 

or  [)ilni>ll(n   Uumt. 


Rumbles  from  the  Rhine 

••  Yer  know  Bert,  1  reckon  they  oujjht  to 

stop   the   sale   of   this   'ere   Bolshevism 

and  Cocaine  " 


The  Interior  of  a  Bolshevist  Y.M.G.A.  Hut-    (They  are  very  much,  in  need  of  funds) 


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On  Arrival — A  Slight  Contretemps 

This  mistake  is  due  to  Maggie,  who  packed  young  Douglas's 
bathing  suit  instead  of  Bill's  own 


'  The  Colonel  wot  asked  about  your 
'  Well,  go  an'  tell  'im  that  a  feller  ir 


Utti-Aa    buUr  if 
my  own  dnijti  *" 


This   ....    After  6,000  Years 


Actors  at  Home:  No.i 

toeing  on  short  leave  at  present,  and  knowing  well  the  il 
Bill  is  now  down  at  his  quaint  iittle  cottage  "Wipers  " 

leave  terminates  on  the  outbreak  of  the  Bystand«| 


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Fragments 


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jior  Service  wants  to  speak  to  'im  " 


■•^we  ye  efot  sych  a^ 
thin^  as  a  safet;/  pih 
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Security  for  the  Future 

This  little  trouble  was  due  to  trying  to  get  that  last   bit   of 
wear  out  of  his  early   1914  bathing  suit 


ad  only)— "Old  Bill" 

»f  trying  to  act  without  a  bungalow  at  Maidenhead,  Old 
er.  In  the  evenings  he  may  be  seen  at  the  Oxford.  His 
I.     I  was  fortunate  in  getting  the  above  interview 


EnJloute  in  the  Brightbourne  Train 

Bill  finds  himself  in  a  minority  of  one 


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An    amusinjj    take-off   of   The    Bystander    Theatrical    Artist,    sent    over    by   Captain 

Bairnsfather  whilst   in   France 


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By  a  regrettable  oversight,  the  above  names  were  omitted  from  the  last  Honours'  List 


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Cfu^ivC;fjO*^  ^ 


The  Limpoo  of  Limpoopooland   has  Decided  Not  to  Join 

the  League  of  Nations 

In  fact  he  wa.  mo.t  Teutonic  to  a  Commercial  travelling  in  Doll's  Eyes,  Pickle,  and  Fj«work.  the  other  day.    Thi. 
In  fact,  he  wa.  mo.t  Teuto^^  ^^^^^.j,  ^  p„„iti^,  expedition,  but  the  trouble  i.,  who  wiU  undertake  it  ? 


24 


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1  The  Bystander's  "  Fragments  away  from  France 


25 


Yet  Another  "Jazz"  Victim! 

Old   Bill   got   through   the   War  without   a   scratch. 

The  above  pathetic  condition  is  due  to  an  unfortunate 

misunderstanding  with  the  floor  of  the  Albert  Hall 

on  a  recent  festive  occasion. 


A  Fair  "Knock-Out" 

It  is  doubtful  whether  Old  Bill  really  has  the  physique 

for  a  big  contest.     Last  week,  in  the  first  of  forty-five 

rounds,  he  was  knocked  out  by  a  clerk  in  the  Pay 

Department,   thus   losing  a  purse    of  five  francs. 


Colonel  de  Barrage  Feels  Convinced  That  Armour's  the  Thing  Under  Modern  Conditions 

"  Did  you  mend  that  puncture  in  his  left  hind  leg,  Smith  ?  " 


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The    War    is    bound    to    affect    romantic    fiction. 
Extract  from  a  19—  Magazine  story :     "  Raising  her 
gas  mask  ever  so  slightly,  he  raided  her  mud-stained, 
crater-like  mouth,  with  a  barrage  of  kisses." 


Whether  it  was  that  double  Bovril  at  the  Cottage  Tea 

Rooms,  or  not,  I  don't  know,  but  anyway  I  had  a  very 

trying  experience  with   a  tube  of  paint  I  accidentally 

trod  on  the  other  night. 


Even  a  League  of  Nations  cannot  eradicate  the  effects  of  the  last  five  years 

Colonel  Sit  Chutney  Peperton,  V.C,  R.S.V.P.,  has  decided  to  deal  with  the  grouse  at  his  Scottish  Place  really  more 

scientifically  this  year 


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39 


Old  Bill  has  always  felt  that  there  was  something 

reminiscent  of  Bert  about  the  way  he  got  that  nasty 

crack  over  the  head  from  a  tambourine  at  that  little 

bit  of  a   Stance  they  had  the  other  night. 


«  Don't  you  get  pullin'  yer  cigarette-card  stuff  off  on 

me.     What    the    'ell    do  you   know    about    'istory  ? 

F'rinstance,  I   bet  you   don't  know   that  Romeo  and 

Juliette  was  brought  up  by  a  She  Wolf." 


A   Murmansk    Murmur 

Don't  that  make  ye  blinkin'  well  wild,  Bert? 


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Mt   ?as|>fooT,  in  favoar  Cff 
cLrymeC    ttlfj.ancL    retaTmn< 
•^where    'all  thfn^s  are  cl-cx. 


Mr13ela  "Irdthan  ,  in  subbo-rt' 
of  letting   jDcace  mean  pMCF 


salaries.         ' 


The  'Editor  of.  the 


litoT  of.  the  '§y^andcr,  fn      . 
favour  of  ^\t\q  attislrs  tvyice  as  much. 
'   f^Y  Ratf  tfle  wotK. 


Strikes   I'm  Afraid  We  Won't  See 


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"  The  Bystander's  "  Fraifments  away  from  France 


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